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Offline VirginiaJim

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Re: Bigger Brakes?
« Reply #20 on: October 28, 2014, 10:18:40 AM »
If you want your pads to last longer, you either don't ride the bike as often or you ride slower.  Course you could decide not to use them and of course that would work only for a short time.
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Re: Bigger Brakes?
« Reply #21 on: October 28, 2014, 10:23:45 AM »
and if all else fails, brake like Fred flippin' Flintstone did  ;D



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Offline Stephen.G.Fiddes

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Re: Bigger Brakes?
« Reply #22 on: October 28, 2014, 10:47:04 AM »
LOL! Like any of the above is going to happen... =D 

I do engine brake as much as possible... Was still surprised when I had to replace the brakes at 8,000 miles...
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Re: Bigger Brakes?
« Reply #23 on: October 28, 2014, 05:22:57 PM »
Quote from: Stephen.G.Fiddes on October 28, 2014, 10:02:06 AM
Again, not looking at braking power, as we can lock them up with the stock brakes... Now looking at heat dissipation and pad life...

I don't think it will affect pad life.  The pads are designed to operate up to certain temps... unless you are braking a lot and for long periods, you probably wouldn't be exceeding those limits on the street.  And within those limits, I don't think that pad wear will vary per temp (more when hotter), although I am not certain about that.
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Re: Bigger Brakes?
« Reply #24 on: October 28, 2014, 07:00:43 PM »
I can't imagine needing brake pads at 8,000 miles. And by the same token, I can't imagine getting 8,000 miles out of a front tire. Let alone a rear.

Where do you guys come up with these numbers? :o
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Re: Bigger Brakes?
« Reply #25 on: October 28, 2014, 07:45:38 PM »
Going by my past experience with my C10's stock brakes which basically sucked I went with SS lines and HH pads. They still were not adequate and I wanted to go faster - much faster but not with those brakes.  Going from the stock 300mm to 320mm rotors was a big improvement. Even though I rode the old girl  harder the pads lasted much longer, the rotors last much longer and the braking was so good that when I got my C14  I felt that these C14  brakes were not as good as my C10.
So then   I installed new HH pads   and  SS lines on my C14. Now the brakes feel about equal to my C10. The only problem is my C14 is way faster than the C10. I need better brakes please.
Can the C14 be better? I sure hope so.  Stock is 310mm.  If I can do a 320 or even a 330 mm rotor then I am in.  Carry on with your research please. I will be watching.
  Last year I rode a rented BMW K 1600GTL and those brakes were very good compared to my C14.  I want that braking performance on my C14.
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